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James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business".
Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks he continued to score hits in every decade through …
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James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks he continued to score hits in every decade through the 1980s. In addition to his acclaim in music, Brown was also a presence in American political affairs during the 1960s and 1970s.
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James Brown's Filmography
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The Godfather of Soul
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
as Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
as (archive footage)
A Tale of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Finding the Funk
as Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
as Self
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
as Self
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968
as Self
Pavarotti The Duets
as Self
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self (archive footage)
James Brown: Living in America
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self (archive footage)
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
as Self
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8
as Self
Robots
as Diesel (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
as Self (archive)
James Brown: Live
as Self
James Brown: Body Heat
as Self
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
as Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
James Brown: Soul Survivor
as Self
James Brown - Live at Chastain Park Atlanta 1980
Paper Chasers
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
Beat the Devil
as Mr. James Brown
The Tuxedo
as James Brown
Undercover Brother
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
as Self
The UB40: Story of Reggae
as Drummer
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
as Himself
James Brown: Live From The House Of Blues
as Self
Holy Man
as James Brown
Blues Brothers 2000
as Cleophus James
No Poster
Soulmates
as Self
When We Were Kings
as Self
Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
as Self
RapLine
as Self
No Poster
A Party For Richard Pryor
as Self
James Brown Live in Berlin
No Poster
The Lost James Brown Tapes
as Vocals
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as James Brown
James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
as Self
Rocky IV
as The Godfather of Soul
No Poster
Motown Returns to the Apollo
James Brown - Live At Chastain Park
as Himself
When the Music's Over
as Self
Doctor Detroit
as Bandleader
James Brown: Live at Montreux
as Self
The Blues Brothers
as Cleophus James
James Brown Soul Brother No. 1
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
as Self
James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974
as Self
James Brown: Love Power Peace
as Self
The Phynx
as James Brown
Ski Party
as Self
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self
No Poster
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)